Toy



E, J. 'CEDARBERG TOY.

APPLICATION mm FEB. m, 1920.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

WITNESSES 55 la/0Z1 ,4 TTU/T/VEYS UNITED STATES ERNEST J. CEDAR/BERG, OFCALDWELL, NEW JERSEY.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4', 1921.

Application filed February 16, 1920. Serial No. 359,113.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST J. CEDAR BERG, a subject of the King ofSweden, and a resident of Caldwell, in the county of Essex and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, an object of theinventionbeing to provide a toy which represents a kangaroo and which isadapted to be ridden by a child and in its movements assimilate themovements of a kangaroo.

A further object is to provide a toy of the character stated which canbe manufactured and sold at a reasonably low price, which will be neatand attractive in appear ance, and which will be entertaining as well asbeneficial physically to a child using the same.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view illustrating in fulllines in side elevation my improved toy in one position and indicatingin dotted lines different positions the toy assumes as it is moved overthe ground; and

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the to li Iy improved toycomprises -two main parts; namely, a body 1 and a pair of hind legs 2pivotally connected to the body 1 by a bolt 3. This pivot may constitutea bolt having its ends mounted in bushings 4 in the legs 2, but, ofcourse, the particular form of pivotal connection may be varied to suitthe trade.

The body 1 is made of a shape to represent the shape of the body of akangaroo having a head 5 at one end and relatively short front legs 16,although the representation of the front legs is provided by means of asingle enlargement on the body 1. At the rear end of the body arelatively long curved tail 6 is formed and this tail 6 and the legs 2constitute the support of the toy. A seat 7 is fixed to the body 1 abovethe pivotal connection 3 and extends in rear of said pivotal connectionsufiiciently to allow the operator on the seat 7 to vary the location ofhis weight relative to the pivot to shift the position of the body andthe legs of the toy to propel the toy over the floor, as Wlll more fullyhereinafter appear.

The legs 2 are relatively long and angular and are of a shape similar tothe shape of the hind legs of a kangaroo and stirrups 8 are secured tothe forward ends of the legs 2 and are adapted to receive the feet ofthe operator. The legs 2 are connected and strengthened by cross rods 9and the upper portions of said legs at their forward ends constitutefoot rests 10 to receive the feet of the operator with the toes of theoperator projected under the stirrups 8.

A handle 11 is secured in the head 5 of the animal and preferablyprojects through the representation of the mouth of the animal andprovides at each side of the head handholds which are grasped by theoperator to facilitate the movement of the body 1 in the operation whichwill now be de scribed.

In operation, the child or other operator straddles the body 1 and restsupon the seat 7 with the feet located on the upper surfaces of the legs2 of the toy and his hands gripping the handle 11, as above explained.When the parts are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, theoperator throws the weight of his body forwardly which causes the legs 2to slide forwardly and the front legs 16 of the body 1 to movedownwardly onto the floor. This motion can be augmented by a slightlifting action ofthe feet in the stirrups 8 to relieve the frictionalengagement of the legs 2 against the floor. When the body 1 is moved tothis forward and downward position, the weight of the operators body isthrown rearwardly while the operators feet hold the legs 2 tightlyagainst the floor, thus bringing the body 1 to the position shown infull lines and the tail 6 to the position shown in full lines which willbe a forward position, hence advancing the toy a distance of one motionor stride.

By this alternating motion of throwing the weight of the body forwardlyand then rearwardly, the toy is moved over the floor, the legs 2 slidingalong the floor and the tail 6 moving forwardly and acting as a supportor fulcrum for the forward sliding movement of the legs. In other words,the weight of the operator is supported alternately on the legs 2 and onthe tail 6 and by swinging the body forwardly and rearwardly this motionis carried out continuously and the toy is moved across the floor givingthe awkward motions of a kangaroo as it steps or jumps from one positionto another.

It will thus be noted that my improved toy is propelled by alternatelydisposing the weight of the body of the operator mainly upon the tail 6,or by throwing the weight of the body of the operator forwardly whichwill cause the legs 2 to slide forwardly, and, at the same time, movethe front portion of the body of the toy downwardly. To bring the tail 6forward so as to take another stride, the operator sustains his weightalmost entirely upon the forward ends of the legs 2 and by pulling withhis hands on the handle 11 while he relieves the toy body of his weight,he can bring the tail 6 forwardly. He then throws the main portion ofhis weight on the tail 6 of the toy and can remain in this positionuntil he again desires to take another forward glide or movement. Whenin this position, he can relieve the frictional contact of the legs 2with the floor by pulling up on said legs by engagement of his feetunder the stirrups 8, but this lifting action is not essential as thelegs will slide forwardly without such lifting action but the pace willbe slower.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from the in vention, and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy of the character described, comprising a body, a tail fixed tothe body, legs pivotally connected to the body, said tail and legsconstituting the body supporting means and permitting the movement ofthe body when the weight of the operator is alternately shifted from thelegs to the tail, and vice versa, and an enlargement on the forwardportion of the body representing the legs and adapted to engage thefloor to limit the downward movement of the forward end of the body.

2. A toy of the character described, comprising a body, a bodysupporting tail fixed to the body and projecting rearwardly therefrom, aseat on the body, legs pivotally connected to the body and projectingforwardly therefrom, and an enlargement on the forward portion of thebody representing the legs and adapted to engage the floor to limit thedownward movement of the forward end of the body.

3. A toy of the character described, comprising a body, a bodysupporting tail fixed to the body and projecting rearwardly therefrom, aseat on the body, legs pivotally connected to the body and projectingfor wardly therefrom, and stirrups on said legs adjacent their forwardends.

4. A toy of the character stated, comprising a body, a rearwardlyprojecting body supporting tail fixed to the body, a pair of hind legspivotally connected to the rear portion of the body and projectingforwardly therefrom, a seat on the body, and an enlargement of the bodyrepresenting the front legs of the body.

5. A toy of the character stated, comprising a body, a rearwardlyprojecting body supporting tail fixed to the body, a pair of hind legspivotally connected to the rear portion of the body and projectingforwardly therefrom, a seat on the body, an enlargement on the bodyrepresenting the front legs of the body, a head on the body, and ahandle fixed to the head and forming handholds at opposite sides of thehead.

6. A toy simulating a kangaroo and comprising a body having an integraltail, an integral head, and an integral enlargement representin thefront legs of the kangaroo, a pair of re atively long hind legspivotally connected to the body, stirrups on the forward portions of thehind legs, and a seat on the body above the pivotal connection of thehind legs therewith.

ERNEST J. GEDARBERG.

